Wearing a cape of fox skins, Talia Landry dances during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers at the Concord Museum, October 9, 2023. Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge

Wampanoag dancers pay tribute to Indigenous People’s Day

Ken McGagh for The Concord Bridge
October 10, 2023
Wampanoag dancer Dasia Peters, 21, is spun by her uncle, Jim Peters, during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program at the Concord Museum. The Peters belong to the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers.
Asa Peters, right, Kitty Hendricks and Jim Peters of the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers dance as they enter the Concord Museum for a Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program.
Native Americans Asa Peters, left, Kitty Hendricks and Jim Peters of the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers dance in a circle during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program at the Concord Museum.
Kitty Hendricks, whose Native American name is Nanaweeta, sings and beats a drum during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program.
Wampanoag dancer Dasia Peters, center, dances with attendees during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program at the Concord Museum.
At the conclusion of an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program, Asa Peters, right, Kitty Hendricks and Jim Peters of the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers led a parade of children and adults outside the Concord Museum,.
Members of the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers lead a procession of children and adults to conclude an Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program at the Concord Museum.